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Bethesda Apartments for Rent

(Urban population: 55,300, Rural population: 0)

Bethesda, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 24,364 (23,663 occupied: 16,373 owner occupied, 7,290 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1854 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,432 (lower quartile is $1,124, upper quartile is $2,187)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,825

Median gross rent in Bethesda, MD in 2007: $1,495

Housing units in Bethesda with a mortgage: 9,485 (1,326 second mortgage, 1,629 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,816

Bethesda,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $932,800 (it was $374,400 in 2000)

Bethesda:	$932,800
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $732,690 - $1,235,727

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,038,595
Here: $1,038,595
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $761,171
Here: $761,171
State: $274,414

In 2-unit structures: $410,880
Here: $410,880
State: $238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $302,029
Here: $302,029
State: $273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $524,933
Here: $524,933
State: $280,693

Mobile homes: $625,000
Here: $625,000
State: $45,619

Household type by relationship

Households: 54,503

In family households: 43,658 (11,284 male householders, 3,344 female householders)
12,979 spouses, 13,986 children (13,268 natural, 509 adopted, 209 stepchildren), 227 grandchildren, 268 brothers or sisters, 281 parents, 355 other relatives, 934 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,845 (3,261 male householders (2,678 living alone)), 5,765 female householders (4,932 living alone)), 1,819 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 797 (183 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,879 2-persons, 3,100 3-persons, 3,112 4-persons, 1,138 5-persons, 331 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,610 1-person, 1,184 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

10,431 married couples with children.
1,305 single-parent households (270 men, 1,035 women).

76.5% of residents of Bethesda speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
11.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11,830 (21.4%)
(42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.9
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethesda, Maryland:
	1 room: 31 2 rooms: 216 3 rooms: 557 4 rooms: 932 5 rooms: 1,141 6 rooms: 1,824 7 rooms: 2,377 8 rooms: 2,749 9 or more rooms: 6,546

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethesda, Maryland:
	1 room: 668 2 rooms: 1,095 3 rooms: 1,632 4 rooms: 1,600 5 rooms: 784 6 rooms: 393 7 rooms: 366 8 rooms: 327 9 or more rooms: 425

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 99
1995 to 1998: 983
1990 to 1994: 870
1980 to 1989: 1,660
1970 to 1979: 3,114
1960 to 1969: 4,701
1950 to 1959: 7,397
1940 to 1949: 3,395
1939 or earlier: 2,145

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethesda:
	no bedroom: 40 1 bedroom: 920 2 bedrooms: 2,002 3 bedrooms: 5,331 4 bedrooms: 5,190 5 or more bedrooms: 2,890

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethesda:
	no bedroom: 726 1 bedroom: 2,902 2 bedrooms: 2,090 3 bedrooms: 833 4 bedrooms: 486 5 or more bedrooms: 253

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethesda in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 448 1 vehicle: 5,657 2 vehicles: 7,890 3 vehicles: 1,981 4 vehicles: 309 5 or more vehicles: 88

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethesda in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,284 1 vehicle: 3,820 2 vehicles: 1,734 3 vehicles: 323 4 vehicles: 80 5 or more vehicles: 49

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bethesda, MD:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 15
$80,000 to $89,999: 22
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $174,999: 75
$175,000 to $199,999: 79
$200,000 to $249,999: 287
$250,000 to $299,999: 363
$300,000 to $399,999: 685
$400,000 to $499,999: 546
$500,000 to $749,999: 3006
$750,000 to $999,999: 4186
$1,000,000 or more: 7076

Bethesda rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bethesda:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 77
$200 to $249: 46
$250 to $299: 31
$300 to $349: 30
$350 to $399: 23
$400 to $449: 18
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 59
$550 to $599: 47
$600 to $649: 27
$650 to $699: 43
$700 to $749: 47
$750 to $799: 48
$800 to $899: 91
$900 to $999: 133
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,484
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,495
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,400
$2,000 or more: 1,867
No cash rent: 287

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,701 1990 to 1994: 1,608 1985 to 1989: 945 1980 to 1984: 1,130 1975 to 1979: 1,056 1970 to 1974: 845 1970 to 1974: 752 1965 to 1969: 1,793

Bethesda, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.2%
Number of people working at home: 2,359 (8.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 354
5 to 9 minutes: 1939
10 to 14 minutes: 3141
15 to 19 minutes: 3101
20 to 24 minutes: 3186
25 to 29 minutes: 2329
30 to 34 minutes: 4394
35 to 39 minutes: 1501
40 to 44 minutes: 2161
45 to 59 minutes: 3708
60 to 89 minutes: 982
90 or more minutes: 308

Bethesda mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,943 (61%)
Carpooled: 2,550 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 513 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3,762 (13%)
Railroad: 24 (0%)
Taxi: 30 (0%)
Motorcycle: 31 (0%)
Bicycle: 303 (1%)
Walked: 1,764 (6%)
Other means: 179 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,359 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 754
$10,000 to $14,999: 477
$15,000 to $19,999: 360
$20,000 to $24,999: 553
$25,000 to $29,999: 497
$30,000 to $34,999: 790
$35,000 to $39,999: 531
$40,000 to $44,999: 621
$45,000 to $49,999: 596
$50,000 to $59,999: 1431
$60,000 to $74,999: 2207
$75,000 to $99,999: 3113
$100,000 to $124,999: 2678
$125,000 to $149,999: 1955
$150,000 to $199,999: 2824
$200,000 or more: 4267

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10236

Irish: 5331

English: 5106

German: 4377

Russian: 2679

United States or American: 2534

Italian: 2454

Polish: 1685

French (except Basque): 1175

Eastern European: 1112

European: 1071

Scottish: 1062

Scotch-Irish: 805

Greek: 749

Iranian: 609

British: 557

Subsaharan African:: 554

Swedish: 515

Norwegian: 500

Dutch: 499

Arab:: 491

Hungarian: 478

Austrian: 420

Ukrainian: 337

Lebanese: 273

Brazilian: 254

Welsh: 250

French Canadian: 245

Swiss: 239

African: 235

Lithuanian: 206

Romanian: 205

Czech: 198

Danish: 192

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 189

Israeli: 179

Portuguese: 171

Northern European: 170

Yugoslavian: 147

Armenian: 132

Belgian: 120

Canadian: 110

Turkish: 109

Slovak: 101

Nigerian: 94

Egyptian: 92

Jamaican: 87

Czechoslovakian: 85

Scandinavian: 83

Ethiopian: 82

Croatian: 74

South African: 69

Serbian: 66

Bulgarian: 64

Finnish: 56

Latvian: 56

Other Subsaharan African: 53

Australian: 50

Haitian: 44

Estonian: 37

Syrian: 33

Slavic: 31

Basque: 29

Slovene: 27

West Indian: 26

Arab/Arabic: 24

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 22

Palestinian: 20

Other Arab: 19

Jordanian: 16

Celtic: 15

Alsatian: 12

Guyanese: 10

British West Indian: 10

Moroccan: 10

Ghanian: 8

Afghan: 8

Sierra Leonean: 7

Zimbabwean: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6

New Zealander: 6

Luxemburger: 5

Iraqi: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
India (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
France (4%)
Iran (4%)
Korea (4%)
Germany (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6187
Northeast: 12554
Midwest: 5404
South: 15708
West: 2547

58% of Bethesda residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 84
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 53
12th grade, no diploma: 92
High school graduate (or equivalency): 651
Less than 1 year of college: 226
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 930
Associate degree: 328
Bachelor's degree: 5,036
Master's degree: 3,943
Professional school degree: 4,142
Doctorate degree: 2,755

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 104
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 153
7th and 8th grade: 123
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 73
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 260
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,807
Less than 1 year of college: 692
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,045
Associate degree: 694
Bachelor's degree: 7,215
Master's degree: 5,381
Professional school degree: 2,181
Doctorate degree: 1,502

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 1.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $139,175
Black householders: $75,578
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $97,904
Asian householders: $93,069
Some other race householders: $94,155
Two or more races householders: $130,265
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $96,480

Bethesda household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bethesda household income for Black householders

Bethesda household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Bethesda household income for Asian householders

Bethesda household income for Some other race householders

Bethesda household income for Two or more races householders

Bethesda household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bethesda marital status for males

Bethesda marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,010,035
Black or African American householders: $785,305
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $638,559
Asian householders: $896,673
Some other race householders: $852,076
Two or more races householders: $854,568
Hispanic or Latino householders: $878,237

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,822
One, attached: 1,137
Two: 38
3 or 4: 195
5 to 9: 595
10 to 19: 461
20 to 49: 1,192
50 or more: 5,921
Mobile homes: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $893,158

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bethesda:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (29%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,801

Here:	31.7%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 898

Here:	31.3%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 402

Here:	30.8%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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